Why Can’t People Understand God; and Jesus Christ.

“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.” Luke 10:21

As you drive down the streets in your town, city, or community you will see places of worship almost on every corner. You will see all sorts of places to worship and you will see anything from small congregations to the most extreme and large ones. Why are they so many? Why are they so many different denominations, and so many of each of the same denominations? Do you really need a First Baptist, a Corner street Baptist, a Faith Baptist, and etc. Do you really need a Church of Christ, and a Catholic, and a Pentecostal, and so forth and so on? One might ask who is right and who is wrong, and could they all be right? Well that’s a lot of question with few simply answers. However, with a small and bold answer, NO, they cannot be right, it is impossible that they could all be right. Even the many types of “Baptist Churches” are not even agreeably right. This is the bottom line, there is only one truth, and one church of truth. And just because a congregation calls themselves “non-denominational” that means nothing accept they will believe anything and accept anyone. When looking for a church of truth, and the true church one must look to God’s word. You cannot look to your own thoughts, or your own heart because both are deceitful, even if you do not think they are, they are. God said “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 and this is why it cannot be trusted to make spiritual and godly decisions. God went on to say these words of wisdom, “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.” Proverbs 28:26 See, the only thing that can be trusted in making decisions in life is the word of God because it is the absolute truth. God said in 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” If a person is ever going to understand the truth of God in His word they must study the word and allow the word to teach them. To many people teach the word instead of letting it teach them. The Bible speaks on its own, all you have to do is to listen. If you listen to a preacher or a teacher, listen to see if they are teaching the bible, verse by verse, defining words, and if they are in the context meaning of the passage. If they are not, then the church and those teachers are wrong for you. But with everything said, and so much more to say, there is a profound reason that many falsely believe the bible, God has never taught it to them. You cannot simply learn the bible no more than you can simply “get saved”. This is the truth so few today will believe and teach, the only real Saviour is God in His power and person of Jesus Christ, and The only real teacher of the bible is the Holy Spirit. If God does not save a sinner they are not saved, it God does not start, build, and sustain a church they will not be a church. This is why you have so many denominations and so many different sections of those denominations. People who do not know the truth of the bible trying to teach things they do not understand. Most do it simply for money. God is the teacher of the bible and He uses the men He chooses to teach those that learn. No title behind or even in front of a man’s name makes him a more sure teacher of the bible. Let us not forget God said “…that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes…” And we must ask why, “…for so it seemed good in thy sight.” All mankind is wrong about the bible until God has showed it to them, no matter who they are. And please understand that God has not showed it to everyone. Always remember, there is only one truth and one that reveals that truth, God. We must make sure we are being taught the truth and if you are in doubt please seek the truth elsewhere. I can tell you this, as a Sovereign Grace Baptist I have studied hard and it is my absolute understanding that we are right without a doubt. If I were not I would seek the truth till I found it, and so should you. The truth only comes to those whom God shows it, has He showed it to you?